real slow thriller

This is a YouTube video called “Underbid Tree Job” from a fellow named Reg Coates. When you watch it, the low-key introduction will make you think that this is the most boring video you’ve ever seen. That’s the nature of a … Continue reading

Low-key Brit builds nice van….in 7 days for 1000.00

I like this guy and I like his van…..good design from a low-key climber from the UK. I’m more impressed with this van than I am with all the Sprinter vans that have been built up with outside labor. Daddy’s … Continue reading

Living the VanLife as Digital Nomads in a VW Westfalia (Utilitarian Vehicle)….another great Dylan Magaster video

Here’s another video from Dylan Magaster. I like seeing how folks modify their vans for full-time van life. This particular video talks a little about the business side of traveling and monetizing your adventure. That’s kind of important to figure … Continue reading

Independence and No Authority

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beDiHq5LaJs The title of this post is part of a quote from the documentary. It’s what drew many of the young men who became “mountain men” in the 1800’s to that lifestyle. The promise of “independence and no authority” is … Continue reading

If I didn’t hear it…I’d miss it

We lived in New Jersey for a couple of years….and when we moved down South I couldn’t understand the way the folks down here talked. Of course, I couldn’t understand those Yankees when we moved to New Jersey from California … Continue reading

Two about Dick

OK….in the first video….that bear deterrent….little wires around your tent? WT….Heck? WTH? I guess that feeling safer is a small part of being safe. These two videos are about a man named Dick Proenneke. If you don’t know who Dick … Continue reading

The Warmest Village in Alaska

This is a video produced by an outfit out of Montana called WX TV  (Weatherization TV). It’s part of the program in weatherization offered by Montana State University. You wouldn’t think that a video about insulation and weatherization would be … Continue reading

Side-door container 2nd life as WA’s ski town outdoorsy home

I’ve never seen a container with side doors. And….that brings up an interesting design option that the more common container doesn’t bring to mind: why not use the container as a protective shell….and build and insulate your house like you … Continue reading